Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1966.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
13 people listed on the 990.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Preserves and interprets Pennsylvania German history and culture through a living history museum.
Questions for Landis Valley Associates
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Landis valley associates (lva) provides educational programs and special events for the landis valley village and farm museum. The educational programs consist of interpretive components for school groups of different grade levels and include experiential components and educational materials tied to curriculum requirements.
The lva funds the farm program at the landis valley village and farm museum which includes keeping various breeds of historic livestock such as draft horses, sheep, and fowl. The farm program also includes the "heirloom seed project" which involves planting and harvesting seeds of non-hybridized heirloom varieties of vegetables and small…
The lva provides crafts people and interpreters to man the historic and exhibition buildings at the landis valley village and farm museum which is one of the largest open air museums in the northeast. The museum consists of 100 acres and 50 structures which include historic structures from the 19TH century.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $30K | $36K | $33K | $31K | $34K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $8K | −$13K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $253K | $331K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $26K | $52K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $375K | $480K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $235K | $190K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $140K | $290K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $271K | $136K | $121K | $14K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $3K | $1K | $1K | $147 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $22K | $11K | $10K | $1K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $46K | $46K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $38K | $21K | $16K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4K | $49 | $4K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $7K | $6K | $990 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $141K | $99K | $43K | $33 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $14K | $12K | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $564K | $297K | $251K | $16K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 5, 2026 | $712K | $564K | $148K | $290K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2025 | $430K | $514K | −$85K | $140K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2024 | $433K | $440K | −$6K | $222K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 19, 2022 | $453K | $388K | $65K | $226K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 24, 2021 | $292K | $199K | $93K | $165K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $711,976 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $711,976 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $564,376 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $479,835 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $289,601 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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